Hi, I've only been in Osaka, Itami technically, for 2 weeks. I'm single, so it gets lonely at times. So where do you guys like to hang out on the evenings and weekends. Anywhere in the Osaka area will be fine by me.

Kind of place I am looking for:- coffee shop type place where I can use my personal laptop, read, meet new people, study...- bar (not club) with cool people and cool times- any other general hang out place where you can meet nice people or just people watch

Maybe a place that doesn't meet my criteria but I should definitely check out?

BTW, I'm 30 and my Japanese skill is somewhere between beginner and intermediate. But I'm adventurous, so it's not going to stop me from talking with someone if they have some English knowledge.

It's not a hang-out place per se, but I highly recommend the Tempozan area (get off at 大阪港 station on the 中央 [green] subway line). It has a big ferris wheel, a shopping center and most importantly 海遊館, the Osaka aquarium.

海遊館 is a great place to visit, as they have a huge tank with two whale sharks as well as many smaller tanks with lots of cool fish and marine animals, including some very creepy spider crabs. I never get tired of going there and watching the fish.

There are usually some musicians or street performers doing magic acts; fire-eating, juggling etc. in the plaza out front, and the Suntory Museum is right nearby too. It hosts various art exhibits and has an IMAX theater where you can watch cool 3-D movies.

argswmtk wrote:..... any other general hang out place where you can meet nice people or just people watch

Maybe a place that doesn't meet my criteria but I should definitely check out? .....

becki_kanou wrote:.... 海遊館 is a great place to visit, as they have a huge tank with two whale sharks as well as many smaller tanks with lots of cool fish and marine animals, including some very creepy spider crabs. I never get tired of going there and watching the fish. ....

I second that and if the fish aren't interesting enough there is plenty of people watching to do.

There was only one whale shark when I was there and the spider crabs are huge, see attachment.

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